What is a Rainbow Room?
| The Rainbow Room is a resource room stock with snacks, diapers, school supplies, clothes, toiletries, toys, and other items frequently needed to meet the emergency needs of families in crisis. Our philosophy is that abused and neglected children and adults do not deserve abused and used items so only new items are stocked (with the exception of gently used baby beds, car seats and high chairs). Getting new items can have a significant impact on the children in helping them feel cared for and fit in with their peers at school. |  |
The Room is available to caseworkers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for any of our clients.
Prior to the establishment of the Fort Bend Rainbow Room, local caseworkers frequently used their own funds to meet these needs while waiting for permanent funding solutions. Many of these expenditures were not reimbursable; nevertheless, most caseworkers could not refuse to feed or clothe hungry children that had just been rescued from abusive and/or neglectful homes. The Rainbow Room is able to meet these immediate needs with support from the community.
Our Board:
| Wende Lewis-Buckley, President | Rita Sosebee, Vice President |
| Donna Shults, Treasurer | Evelyn Traylor, Secretary |
| Cher Binks | Don Booker |
| Jennipher Cole | Karyn Dean |
| Wayne Emerson | Michelle Ramirez |
| Lisa Reese | Natalie Rivera |
| Andy Stewart | Kathy Sutton |
Our Staff:
Tonya Lewis, Executive Director
Our Auxiliary:
The Dream Cathers Auxiliary was created in the fall of 2007 to assist with fundraising efforts. To contact them, email to dreamcatchersaux@yahoo.com.
Our Mission:
The Rainbow Room provides emergency and transitional supplies for unmet material needs of children and families involved iwth the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
Strategic Philosophy:
The Rainbow Room brings hope to many children in the CPS system and adults within the APS system who have been dealt an uncertain and unfortunate hand in life. Through the efforts of those associated with the Rainbow Room, the children and adults who become clients of the Rainbow Room are provided an opportunity for a brighter future and an improvement in their life situation.
Our Volunteers:
The volunteers and sponsors of the Rainbow Room allow our program to continue to provide for the abused and neglected children and adults within Fort Bend County.
An annual luncheon is held to honor those that serve our program. Past award winners include:
2000 Flo Berkman
2001 Rita Drabek
2002 Ashly Nance
2003 Fort Bend Junior Service League
2004 Texas Genco / H. A Parish Plant
2005 Christ United Methodist Church
2006 Marvin Marcell
2007 Sugar Creek Association of Tennis
Volunteers at the 2007 Flo Berkman luncheon were honored as follows:
Christmas 2006 Outstanding Volunteers
Jane Clarke
Cindy Emerson
Christmas 2006 Outstanding Project Coordinator
Barbara Macha
Karen Lightfoot
Christmas 2006 Outstanding Wish List Sponsor
NRG Texas / W.A. Parish Plant
Christmas 2006 Outstanding Donor
Ken Rouner
Christmas 2006 Caseworker Recognition
Dee Conrad
Nigel Archibald
2006 Caseworker of the Year
Sheryl Norman